Bravely Default Guide: How to Rebuild Norende - And Why You Need to Do It

A big part of Bravely Default's early game involves rebuilding Tiz's hometown of Norende. But why should you bother? Lots of reasons, as it happens.

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by Pete Davison, Contributor

Updated on 16 February 2014

Tiz's hometown of Norende is destroyed at the very start of Bravely Default, and it's up to you to help him and an army of volunteers to rebuild it.

Rebuilding Norende doesn't really require any "strategy" as such -- simply keep plugging away until you've reconstructed everything -- but you may wish to prioritize buildings that are more immediately useful to you. For example, there's little sense building up the Compound Shop too much until you've unlocked Salve-Maker.

In order to get the most out of Norende, each day you start playing Bravely Default, make your way to a save point (usually an Adventurer) and bring up the Save menu, then choose Update Data. Your information will be uploaded to the Internet, and in exchange you'll receive a handful of "Net-invite friends" -- random other players also playing Bravely Default. These players will be added to your Norende population and be assignable to jobs -- the more people assigned to a job, the quicker it is completed.

People you StreetPass with are also added to the population, as are 3DS friends who are playing the game. Gather as many people as you can to complete Norende as quickly as possible!

Road Blocks

In order to access certain areas in Norende, you'll need to remove certain obstacles. Here they are, along with the base time it takes to clear them -- remember that this time is substantially reduced by assigning more people to the same job.

Tangled Woods: 2 hours

Ancient Boulder: 10 hours

Blackwater Fen: 30 hours (must clear Tangled Woods first)

Collapsed Bridge: 50 hours (must clear Ancient Boulder first)

Downstream Area: 70 hours (must clear Tangled Woods first)

Rigid Crack: 99 hours (must clear Ancient Boulder first)

Armor Shop

Pretty self-explanatory, the Armor Shop allows you to purchase armor items at any save point, assuming you have the money. Note that later items get very expensive so you may not be able to afford them until later in the game.

Trader

The Trader is a basic item shop. It will also give you freebies every so often, so remember to check in on Norende even if you've finished rebuilding.

Level 1: 15 minutes, Potion, Teleport Stone

Level 2: 1 hour, Antidote, Eye Drops

Level 3: 2.5 hours, Echo Herbs, Phoenix Down

Level 4: 3.5 hours, Wakeup Bell

Level 5: 5 hours, Hi-Potion

Level 6: 8 hours, Ether

Level 7: 11 hours, Balsam

Level 8: 15 hours, Remedy

Level 9: 24 hours, X-Potion

Level 10: 36 hours, Turbo Ether

Level 11: 99 hours, Knight's Tunic

Special Move Shop

The Special Move shop unlocks the Special Moves for the various weapon types in the game. Check the menu for the exact conditions you need to fulfil to trigger a Special Move -- they vary according to weapon.